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halfway to the stars from bennett's signature song, i left my heart in san francisco. >> tony wood have been thrilled. he saying about the cable cars almost every night of his life. the song, i love my heart in san francisco is not just the city's anthem but tony's too. >> the cable car will run on california street line which is located near tony bennett way. that is where he sang his iconic song for the time in the hotel's venetian room in 1961. cbs evening news is next on kpix. i will see you >> norah: tonight, the breaking news. chaos in kansas city. >> we saw the police swarmed the stairwell, and then we heard a pop from there. >> norah: shots ring out at
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the chiefs super bowl parade. multiple people take into the hospital. and the new details just coming in with carico armed people taken into custody. >> i'm angry at what happened today. the people who came to this celebration should expect a safe environment. >> norah: the "cbs evening news" starts now. ♪ ♪ good evening. i'm norah o'donnell, and thank you for being with us. we want to begin tonight with that breaking news. a mass shooting at the super bowl parade in kansa kansas city. the celebration for the kansas city chiefs turned into a nightmare, with at least one person killed and at least 30 others injured, including nine kids with gunshot wounds. that's right, nine kids. who went there to celebrate tonight are being treated at chs mercy hospital. the extent of those injuries are not yet known. law enforcement sources are telling cbs news that this all may have started with an argument. there are now three people in
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custody. nearly 1 million people were expected to gather along the parade route in missouri, with hundreds of law enforcement officials on hand. fans are seen running for their lives as gunshots rang out just after the team finished speaking to the crowd, and there is video tonight of fans tackling someone believed to be one of the suspects. we can report that the fbi is on the scene and that the president has been briefed. the kansas city chiefs tonight says all of its players, coaches, and staff are safe. cbs affiliate kctv's neil jones was there when the violence erupted. ♪ ♪ speed to this is the moment that the victory celebration turned violent. [gunshots] gunfire. screams. as a horrifying reality sent fans, including families, running for their lives. >> we have multiple victims over here. >> reporter: you can see first responders giving cpr and fans being loaded onto
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stretchers. >> i hear down, down, down, everybody down. >> reporter: 800 law enforcement officers were on site. many running toward the gun fire, taking two armed suspect into custody. as all this was unfolding, we were covering the celebration live. >> you got kids and you got elderly people, and you are not expect in something like this. it was just as horrible a feeling as you can imagine. people began to run, as hard as they could, in all directions beard people knocked down, children knocked down. >> reporter: a nearby level 1 trauma center is now caring for some of the victims. >> there is one deceased person. our gunshot wound total has went up to 22. >> reporter: late today, chiefs quarterback patrick mahomes tweeted "praying for kansas city." >> we were here for a safe celebration. and because of two bad actors, or more, is why we are standing here today. >> this is absolutely a tragedy, the likes of which we would never have expected in kansas city, the likes of which
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we will remember for some time. >> reporter: the fbi and atf remain on the scene to help with the investigation. they were here as part of parade security. law enforcement officials tell us that there is no evidence that this was an act of terrorism. norah? >> must have been scary to be there. neal jones, thank you for your reporting. back here in washington, fears of a serious new threat to u.s. national security. cbs news has learned the u.s. has informed congress of new intelligence about russian plans to put a nuclear capable weapon in space that could threaten u.s. satellites. cbs's ed o'keefe has new reporting tonight from the white house. >> reporter: cbs news has learned that what's described as a serious national security threat is related to the launch of a russian rocket last week carrying a top-secret military payload that is now in orbit. the u.s. has been tracking russian attempts to develop a nuclear capable weapon that could take down u.s. satellites,
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knocking down the ability to communicate. national security advisor jake sullivan provided no detail but didn't deny a threat exists. >> it is impossible to answer with a straight yes, right, because americans understand that there are a range of threats and challenges in the world that we are dealing with every single day. >> reporter: house intelligence committee chairman mike turner of ohio first revealed the existence of a threat and called on president biden to declassify all information related to it. other lawmakers familiar with the details day there is no cause for concern. >> there is no need to panic. this is not an immediate crisis. >> reporter: word of the threat came as the white house continues calling on congress to stand up to russia, approved billions in aid to ukraine. >> supporting this bill is standing up to putin. >> reporter: the war they are rages on. ukraine today said it used high-tech naval drones to sink a russian ship in the black sea. but many house republicans have soured on funding the war, and speaker mike johnson said he would block the aid because it doesn't address u.s.-mexico
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border security. >> we are going to continue to demand that before we take care of issues all around the world, we take care of our own first. >> reporter: but it was republicans -- today, even the head of nato called on congress to add quickly, as for that serious national security threat, a senior u.s. officials stressed to cbs news tonight it "is significant, but it's not imminent." norah? >> norah: ed o'keefe with a new reporting, thank you. federal admission no mic immigration officials are warning that the sport or stand up and congress could force the release of thousands of migrant. that is unless lawmakers can come to an agreement. we should note there is a bipartisan deal that already exists. cbs's scott macfarlane reports the tension escalated after a pivotal special election last night in new york. >> the border is a major crisis. >> reporter: and already inflamed debate over the border risks becoming an inferno. as federal immigration officials warn they could be forced to release up to 6,000 migrants from immigration detention centers because congress has failed to approve emergency
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money the biden administration requested beard a potentially landmark deal to tighten border security and pay for more border agents collapsed after senate republicans, former president td how speaker mike johnson balked that it didn't go far enough. >> with us on this issue. i mean, they are with us, because they understand you have to actually solve the problem. >> reporter: the white house slammed speaker johnson in a post today. writing "roses are red, violets are blue, the border deal was crushed, because of you." $100 billion approved this week by the senate for ukraine and israel, with house republicans insisting an elusive border deal must be completed first. they hope to capitalize this election year on the border crisis, but a special election on long island last night flipped the politics upsid upside down. [chanting "be 21"] democrat tom suozzi ran, blaming republicans to approve border laws and one a swing distant by
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nearly eight points. >> it is time to focus on how to solve the problems. it is time to get to work on immigration. >> reporter: mike lawler is a republican from a nearby distant district. seemed like he point know my counterpunch good on immigration. >> i thought he write a good campaign, but ultimately that doesn't necessarily mean that every other democrat is going to be able to do that. >> reporter: when tom suozzi is warning here two weeks from tonight, the narrow house republican majority gets even thinner. they can lose only two g.o.p. votes, norah, and pass anything on a party line. >> norah: scott macfarlane on the hill, thank you. well, tonight, we are learning mor but a terrifying incident in texas when a car crashed into an austin hospital emergency room. the driver was killed and five others were hurt, including two children. cbs's omar villafranca spoke with an eyewitness, who saw patients running for their li lives. >> reporter: tonight, police have identified the driver of this car that plowed into the
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e.r. waiting room of an austin area hospital. officers say 57-year-old michelle holloway was behind the wheel tuesday evening when her car crashed through a glass wall at st. david's north austin medical center. >> there is no indication at this time that this is an intentional act, nor does it indicate that the driver suffered from a medical episode. >> reporter: eyewitness video shows the chaos inside of the lobby. the car's wheels were still spinning, sending smoke from burning rubber billowing into the air. water flooded the floor and a car leveled a large aquarium. >> i hear a loud bang. like something falling. >> reporter: stephen hughes captured the scene on his cell phone while at the hospital for his wife's surgery. >> it was very surreal. it felt like a movie at first. i realized quickly, this is -- this is pretty serious. >> reporter: five people were hurt, including two children. fire crews pulled the driver from the car and administered cpr, but she died a short time
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later. tonight, first responders are praising the quick reaction of the emergency room staff. >> the medical staff definitely jumped in in harm's way and were incredibly grateful. >> reporter: we still don't know what caused the driver to crash. as for the hospital, the e.r. is back open and accepting patients. norah? >> norah: omar villafranca, thank you beard overseas now to an expected raid by israeli troops of the hospital in southern gaza where the military says hamas is operating out of. cbs's holly williams reports the mission is forcing mass evacuations. >> reporter: israel has ordered the evacuation of all civilians from the grounds of nasser hospital complex, where thousands have reportedly been sheltering from air strikes and fighting. israel claims hamas is using the busy medical center to conduct military activities and has used it to hold hostages. it's in southern gaza, now the focus of israel's operations.
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today, israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, vowed to press ahead with an offensive in rafah, where around 1.5 million people are now living, nearly all of them displaced, many in makeshift camps. the u.s. has warned against the offensive without a credible plan for protecting civilians. and in northern israel, a soldier was killed in a rocket barrage fired by hezbollah, the militant group based in lebanon. israel responded with extensive air strikes, killing four, according to lebanese officials. months of tit for tat fire along the border have raised fears of this war expanding. according to israeli media reports today, per minister benjamin netanyahu has recalled israel's delegation from cease-fire negotiations in egypt. and norah, netanyahu says that demands made by hamas are "delusional." >> norah: holly williams, thank you. now to the economy, with high prices remaining one of the top
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concerns for voters ahead of the 2024 election. with higher-than-expected new inflation numbers this week, the president dispatched treasury secretary janet yellen to michigan to tout his economic agenda. in tonight's "america decides"," cbs's jo ling kent sat down with an exclusive interview with secretary yellen. >> reporter: we hit the road with treasury secretary janet yellen in the battleground state of michigan, where the economy is one of voters top concerns. you think the president can win in michigan in november? >> well, i certainly hope so. i think the economy is going to be good and strong. >> reporter: inflation rose 3.1% in january, more than expected, driving the higher prices, car insurance surged 21e last year picot rent has risen 6%. and day care costs are up 5%. are you and president biden happy with where inflation is right now? >> well, look, we know that americans are experiencing discomfort because some
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important prices are higher than they were pre-pandemic, but what i think is really important is that wages have gone up, along with prices. so people are better off than they were pre-pandemic. >> reporter: but the three democratic voters we met up with at detroit's cadillac square diner are facing a different reality. do you feel like inflation is getting better? >> i do not feel like it is getting better. i have a photo booth business. i do some graphic design. so you have to get creative to supplement because it is not working. >> reporter: all three gladly voted for biden in 2020. now they've got major reservations. are you better off now than you were in january of 2021? >> no, i'm not. and that's me being honest. i'm working five times harder. i calculate everything, hours worked, to amount of money bringing income is nowhere near as high as it was in 2020 or 2021. >> reporter: how do you feel? >> i worry. i mean, i have two kids who are 19 and 21.
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what i am reading and hearing about the job market, i'm scared for them here i'm really scared for that. >> elizabeth nelson and demar byas say they will ultimately vote for biden again, but for hussein dabajeh, the handling of the israel-hamas war is a deal breaker pittsburgh i would never vote for trump but i cannot see myself voting for biden, especially where he is right now. i'm going to stand in my community. >> reporter: another hurdle for the biden campaign, voter concerns about his age come again a focus after special counsel robert hur's report questioning the buy mental fitness. he called president biden a well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory. do you agree with that? >> i absolutely disagree with that. i work very closely with president biden and i am often with him on foreign trips. he is at the top of his game. what the special counsel said was very unfair. >> reporter: another side of trouble for president biden here in michigan, a liberal group
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originally affiliated and launched by senator bernie sanders back in 2016 is urging michiganders to vote uncommitted in the upcoming democratic primary because of president biden's position on the israel-hamas war. meantime, secretary yellen tells us the administration needs to do everything it can to "bring this tragic conflict to an end." norah? >> norah: a lot of news in that piece. jo ling kent, thank you so much. and we should note, it is important because president biden only won michigan by 150,000 votes. thank you. well, three washington, d.c., police officers are shot. we've got the latest, as concerns about crime in our nation's capital rise that's next. than detergent alone. if you want laundry to smell fresh for weeks, make sure you have downy unstopables in-wash scent boosters. when you have chronic kidney disease... ...there are places you'd like to be.
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's being one israel's war in the gaza strip has killed more than 28,000 palestinians. that's according to gaza's health ministry, run by hamas. tonight, we have a story of a badly wounded little boy from gaza who found compassion and much needed care here in the u.s. cbs's jericka duncan has our exclusive report. we do want to warn you that some of the images are graphic. >> reporter: at new york's jfk airport, elissa montanti waits patiently for this guy coming in from cairo. [crying] montanti cut through red tape to get 5-year-old omar abukwaik to the u.s. a frightened little boy in desperate need of medical care. omar's aunt says his parents, brother, sister, and grandparents were all killed by an israeli air strike on their gaza home in december. he suffered severe injuries, including leg wounds and the amputation of his left arm. >> i'll get it.
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>> reporter: at his temporary home run by montanti's charity, the global medical relief fund, omar experienced snow for the first time. >> i love it. >> does he? >> this is the first time she sees him smiling. >> oh! >> reporter: and a bunk bed. >> these are innocent children that have absolutely no resources, or very, very little. and the 60 countries we have helped, all of these children from war-torn and natural disasters. >> reporter: she has partnered with shriners children's in philadelphia. >> so his left arm was the one that was amputated. >> reporter: omar's injuries were evaluated by dr. stott at kozan. >> the fact omar was able to be brought here is good for omar and it is good for his outlook. if he stayed in gaza or stayed in egypt, who knows. i don't know what would have happened. >> reporter: we were in the operating room as dr. kozin perform surgery. >> so we want to get rid of all of this bad scar and replace it
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with normal skin graft. >> reporter: to repair the wound on omar's leg. doctors also begin the process of fitting omar for a prosthetic arm. his recovery is expected to take several weeks. after that, he'll return to a tent camp in gaza with his aunt. but far from the reality of war, omar visited the staten island children's museum. >> ! >> reporter: a momentary escape. >> whoa! look at you! >> reporter: where he can be a child once again. jericka duncan, cbs news, new york. >> norah: coming out, our new series, "heart of america," is next, with a tribute to the inventor of one of america's favorite breakfast foods. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: this portion of the "cbs evening news" is sponsored by ashley. for the love of home. ♪ ♪
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veteran was 1 of 7 children of dutch immigrants and the inventf the pop-tart. he put the team together that developed the popular toaster pastry for kellogg's, which was originally called fruit scones. the name was changed to capitalize on the pop art trend of the day, and it was an instant hit. today, about 3 billion pop-tarts are sold every year. not bad for a brand that will turn 60 later this year. post's message, if somebody tells you you can't do it, show them you can. bill post, tonight's "heart of america." and that's tonight's "cbs evening news." this ad? typical. politicians... "he's bad. i'm good." blah, blah. let's shake things up. with katie porter. porter refuses corporate pac money.
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